It is sometimes said that organisms in anaerobic environments will use the combined oxygen in nitrate or sulfate instead of the oxygen in O 2 . Why is this statement incorrect? What actually happens...

It is sometimes said that organisms in anaerobic environments will use the combined oxygen in nitrate or sulfate instead of the oxygen in O₂. Why is this statement incorrect? What actually happens when organisms reduce sulfate or nitrate?

If you were in the field trying to delineate the socalled drier end of a wetland area, what are three soil properties and three other indicators that you might look for?